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Wesley Kitts

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Wes Kitts
Personal information
Full nameWesley Brian Kitts
Born (1990-05-22) May 22, 1990 (age 36)
Knoxville, Tennessee, U.S.
Weight108.45 kg (239 lb)
Sport
CountryUnited States
SportWeightlifting
Weight class
109 kg
ClubBE SOMEBODY Gym
Coached byDavid Spitz[1]
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
  • Snatch: 177 kg (2021)
  • Clean & jerk: 223 kg (2019)
  • Total: 399 kg (2019)
Medal record
Men's weightlifting
Representing  United States
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place2019 Lima–109 kg
Pan American Championships
Gold medal – first place2018 Santo Domingo–105 kg
Gold medal – first place2019 Guatemala City–109 kg
Gold medal – first place2023 Bariloche–109 kg
Silver medal – second place2017 Miami–105 kg

Wesley Brian Kitts (/ˈwɛs/ WESS; born May 22, 1990)[2][3] is an American weightlifter, two time Pan American Champion and Pan American Games Champion competing in the 105 kg category until 2018 and 109 kg starting in 2018 after the International Weightlifting Federation reorganized the categories.[4]

Career

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In 2018 he competed at the 2018 World Weightlifting Championships in the 109 kg division finishing 10th overall.[5]

In 2019 he competed at the 2019 Pan American Weightlifting Championships in the 109 kg division winning a silver medal in the snatch and gold medals in the clean & jerk, his total of 399 kg was 17 kg more than the silver medalist,[6] and a new Pan American record. On July 30 he competed in the 109 kg division at the Pan American Games. After the snatch portion he was in fourth place, a total of 18 kg behind Jorge Arroyo, he was able to complete his third lift of 217 kg in the clean & jerk to win the gold medal by 1 kg.[7][8]

He represented the United States at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[9] He finished eighth with a total lift of 390 kg.

He won the gold medal in his event at the 2023 Pan American Weightlifting Championships held in Bariloche, Argentina.[10]

In August 2024, Kitts competed in the men's 102 kg event at the 2024 Summer Olympics held in Paris, France.[11] He lifted 374 kg in total and finished in eighth position.[11]

In October 2025, Kitts signed up to compete in weightlifting at the inaugural Enhanced Games, set to take place in May 2026.[12]

Major results

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Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
Olympic Games
2021Tokyo, Japan109 kg173177177N/a213213220N/a3908
2024Paris, France102 kg167172177N/a202210210N/a3748
World Championships
2017Anaheim, United States105 kg165172176112022032101038610
2018Ashgabat, Turkmenistan109 kg16817417418208215222539012
2019Pattaya, Thailand109 kg170175177182112182251238814
2022Bogotá, Colombia102 kg1641651701120220720973798
2023Riyadh, Saudi Arabia109 kg1601651709191200—1337011
Pan American Games
2019Lima, Peru109 kg165171172N/a207214217N/a3891st place, gold medalist(s)
Pan American Championships
2016Cartagena, Colombia105 kg152152165518820120873534
2017Miami, United States105 kg1621701752nd place, silver medalist(s)20020820953752nd place, silver medalist(s)
2018Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic105 kg1651721812nd place, silver medalist(s)2022112121st place, gold medalist(s)3841st place, gold medalist(s)
2019Guatemala City, Guatemala109 kg1651721762nd place, silver medalist(s)2072142231st place, gold medalist(s)3991st place, gold medalist(s)
2020Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic109 kg1551601653rd place, bronze medalist(s)190——53504
2023 Bariloche, Argentina 109 kg 155 160 165 1st place, gold medalist(s) 190 200 — 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 365 1st place, gold medalist(s)

References

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  1. ↑ "Athlete Biography". IWF.net. Retrieved September 10, 2019.
  2. ↑ "KITTS Wes". Paris 2024 Olympics. Archived from the original on July 30, 2024. Retrieved August 9, 2024.
  3. ↑ "Wes Kitts". Team USA. Archived from the original on December 1, 2018. Retrieved September 10, 2019.
  4. ↑ PDF listing of 2018 Group B world championship entrants in 109 kg
  5. ↑ "Kitts hits personal bests at the 2018 IWF World Weightlifting Championships". Team USA. Archived from the original on November 9, 2018. Retrieved September 10, 2019.
  6. ↑ "2019 Pan American Championships Results" (PDF). panamwf.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 28, 2019. Retrieved September 10, 2019.
  7. ↑ "2019 Pan American Games Results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 30, 2019. Retrieved September 10, 2019.
  8. ↑ "PAN AMERICAN GAMES DAY 3 - AS IT HAPPENED". Olympic Channel. Retrieved September 10, 2019.[dead link]
  9. ↑ "U.S. Olympic team roster: Athletes qualified for Tokyo Games". OlympicTalk | NBC Sports. June 19, 2021. Retrieved June 19, 2021.
  10. ↑ Oliver, Brian (April 1, 2023). "US Olympic silver medallist beaten as Pan American Weightlifting Championships conclude". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved April 2, 2023.
  11. 1 2 "Weightlifting Results Book" (PDF). 2024 Summer Olympics. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 11, 2024. Retrieved August 12, 2024.
  12. ↑ "Enhanced Games Signs American Weightlifting Record Holder Wes Kitts". Enhanced. October 6, 2025.
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